Ketan Agarwal Case Taxi Driver Details Airport Trip

A missing passport can look like a small travel headache. In Ketan Agarwal’s case, police now see it as a possible clue in a much darker chain of events.

The Pune man had planned a Bali pre-wedding trip with Siya Goyal and others. That trip never happened because his passport went missing before the group could fly out.

Weeks later, Ketan died at Lohagad Fort near Pune. Police now allege the lost passport was not random at all.

Cab driver recounts airport journey

Taxi driver Vaibhav Jadhav has given investigators a fresh account of the June 6 journey from Pune to Mumbai airport.

Jadhav said Siya and her brother Sahil first boarded his cab from Bibwewadi around 10 am. According to him, Siya did not want to sit in the vehicle at first.

He claimed Sahil made her get into the cab. Their parents, he said, told the group to travel carefully before the car left.

Sahil then sat in the front and played music, Jadhav said. The cab later reached Ravet, where Sahil asked him to wait for 10 to 15 minutes.

After that, Ketan Agarwal and his sister joined the journey. The group was headed to Mumbai airport for the planned Bali trip.

At that point, it looked like a normal airport run. Young people, luggage, family instructions, and a driver watching the clock.

But in police cases, small breaks in a journey often matter. This one now matters a lot.

Food mall stop raises questions

Jadhav said Siya asked him to stop near a food mall on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway for tea.

He said she returned to the cab after around 10 minutes. Then, according to him, she asked him to open the boot.

Jadhav claimed Siya removed something from her purse kept in the boot. He has also said he did not know what the object was.

The group resumed the trip after another 15 to 20 minutes, he said. They then travelled towards Mumbai airport.

This detail has become important because Ketan’s passport later went missing. Police believe the passport was not merely misplaced.

Pune Rural Police have said Siya allegedly stole and destroyed Ketan’s passport. They believe this forced the group to cancel the foreign trip.

For an ordinary traveller, a missing passport at the airport means panic. For families, it means lost bookings, missed flights, and ugly arguments.

Here, investigators see something else. They are looking at whether the lost passport formed part of a larger plan.

Calls after airport drop

Jadhav said he dropped all passengers at Mumbai airport. Barely two minutes later, he received a call about a small bag left in the cab.

He was still around 200 metres away, he said. So he returned and handed over the bag.

After driving another 500 metres, Jadhav said he received another call. This time, he was told Ketan’s passport might be inside the cab.

Jadhav said he had already checked the vehicle. He told them he could not find any passport.

The callers then asked him to show the cab’s inside through a video call, he said. Even after that, the passport did not turn up.

He said he returned to the airport again. Sahil and Ketan then searched the cab themselves.

The passport still could not be found. After the search, Jadhav said, everyone left the airport.

This sequence is now central to the police reading of the case. The passport was first treated as a travel problem. It is now being treated as a possible warning sign.

Police see a wider plot

Police have linked the missing passport episode to the later death at Lohagad Fort. They allege the events were not separate accidents.

According to Pune Rural Police, Siya’s alleged act around the passport was part of a broader conspiracy. They say that conspiracy ended with Ketan being pushed from Lohagad Fort.

The police claim will now need evidence that holds in court. A driver’s statement can support a timeline, but it cannot settle guilt by itself.

Still, timelines often shape criminal investigations. Who entered the cab, who handled the luggage, and who called whom can all matter.

In this case, the cab journey gives police a bridge between two events. One was the cancelled Bali trip. The other was Ketan’s death weeks later.

The human part is hard to miss. A family expecting wedding plans now faces a criminal investigation and a death case.

For many Indian families, pre-wedding trips have become part of the big marriage machine. Flights, shoots, hotels, clothes, and deposits all move quickly.

But when trust collapses inside such a plan, the damage goes far beyond money. It enters homes, relationships, and police files.

The next question is whether investigators can prove intent, not just suspicion. A missing passport may look small on paper, but in this case, it could decide how the whole story is understood.